I blog each day about what we did in class. If you're absent, you can find out what you missed here. If you're merely absent-minded, you can re-live class here. :-) Homework is listed as well.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Tuesday, 11/13/2012

Welcome to
Creative Writing!

11/13/2012--Day
Twelve

(Iowa
Assessment Schedule)

When You Come In

1.Sign
in, please.

Iowa Assessments Daily Schedule

November 13 and 15

Block 18:10-9:10

Snack Break 9:10-9:35

Testing Block 9:40-11:30

Block 311:35-1:10

A Lunch11:35-12:00 Class12:05-1:10

B Class11:35-12:10Lunch12:10-12:35 Class 12:40-1:05

C Class11:35-12:45Lunch12:45-1:10

Block 21:15-2:15

Block 42:20-3:20

Organization--Unit
One Review—Page 3

1. What have we talked about so far?

2.What writings have we done?

3.What do we still have to think about, talk about, and write?

a.Twenty-Question Quiz?

b.Or Everybody Up?

Revision
and Peer Conferencing:I Am a Russian
Tailor

·See handout/checklist.

Homework for
Wednesday

Writing
Experiment #5

1.Select ONE of the following choices to write about.

2.Set a timer for twenty minutes. Type for the full twenty
minutes.

3.Doublespace this assignment; this
should be a page or more when you finish.

4.No one will read this but me, unless you choose to share it in your
small group next week.

***DUE:
Wednesday, 11/14, in the drawer when the tardy bell rings

Option
1: This I Believe

You probably
share a basic outlook on life with your friends. However, most people
have a few beliefs that would shock their friends. Write about a belief
of yours that annoys or surprises the people who are close to you.

Option
2: Making a Comeback

According to
the cliché,

“Every
setback is an opportunity for a comeback.”

In your
life, has this proven true? Have you always recovered from setbacks?

College-Prep Reading

Day 12

November 13, 2012

When You
Come In

1.Please sign in on the clipboard.

2.Pick upthe new section
of your textbook:Backbone Literature
(pink)

Block 311:35-1:10

A Lunch11:35-12:00 Class12:05-1:10

B Class11:35-12:10Lunch12:10-12:35 Class 12:40-1:05

C Class11:35-12:45Lunch12:45-1:10

Backbone Literature

·Greek Mythology (main focus)

·The Bible

·Fairy Tales

·Proverbs

Backbone Literature

1.Discuss page 1 for the “big picture” and to clarify the three
projects for this unit:powerpoint, Myth
Barbie, and Myth Facebook page.

3.Review people’s wiki post to take some notes on what a myth is (page
2).

4.What is the Purpose of Myth? (From What a Beast!)

a.To explain how things came to be—like the origin of the universe
or the creation of humans

b.To teach people about the values and beliefs that are important in
their society

c.To contain deep religious significance to the people who tell and
believe them

5.How Did We Learn These Stories?

a.At first, Greek mythology was passed along verbally through
storytelling, songs, and poetry.We learned
the stories from written versions, such as Homer’s epic poems The Iliad and The
Odyssee, which tell about the great deeds of heroes.

6.Important of Beasts and Creatures

a.Represented evil in conflicts between good and bad

b.Gave mortals the chance to slay them and become heroes

c.Offered so many answers and explanations for disasters such as
shipwreks and volcanoes

7.Look at two beast slideshows from last year as models.

8.Get your beast assignment and background.

9.I’ll note your choices in my master list of notes.

Workshop Time

1.Create a google presentation to show the class who, what, why,
and how your beast is.